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Easter greetings!
We had a wonderful Easter, and I hope you did, too! Here's a fun project we did -- the planting was done on Holy Thursday and by Sunday we had definite new life in evidence! We got the idea here, via...
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Would you look at that!
Two weeks ago, I noticed tall, thin, green plants in our raised bed. They looked a lot like green onions, but it was early April; how could there be green onions in our garden? One week ago, I pulled...
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A nice Easter dress!
I had been working on this dress for a while -- I think I had had some thought that Ellie would wear it at Christmas, hence the colors. When Carolyn was over several weeks ago, she noted that Easter...
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My garden grows well, thanks!
If I had a nickel for every time in my youth someone asked me how my garden grew, I'd be rich. But these flowers are such bright little things! That strange plant right behind this daffodil will...
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World's best craft
OK, that may be hyperbolic, but I made these using this tutorial and just get such a crazy sense of satisfaction from them! They fit pencils perfectly, as you might expect, though not, alas, the bigger...
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Kids Clothes Week is here!
I'm so glad that I joined Kids Clothes Week at Elsie Marley -- and so did 200 other bloggers! Whoa! The idea is to spend an hour each day this week on sewing projects for your child(ren). I missed...
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Photo!
For Kids Clothes Week -- actual progress! It's the famous Simplicity 4206 -- I made two of these the summer before last. It's a great pattern. I'll try to get some shots of it in action soon.
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A better photo!
OK, at least I can say I completed one thing for Ellie this week. I knew that finding one hour each day probably wasn't going to work, but I had really thought a half-hour each day was possible. Famous...
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Summer squint
Here's the dress that I cut out during Kids Clothes Week. I sewed it up and finished in time for Ellie to wear to her cousin's baptism over Memorial Day weekend -- yay! She also wore it to the last day...
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Something about them just says summer
Last August (?!), we went to a fantastic party held each year by three good friends, and I decided I wanted to do something other than bottles of wine as hostess gifts. So I made these: This is a...
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Easter greetings!
We had a wonderful Easter, and I hope you did, too! Here's a fun project we did -- the planting was done on Holy Thursday and by Sunday we had definite new life in evidence! We got the idea here, via...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Would you look at that!
Two weeks ago, I noticed tall, thin, green plants in our raised bed. They looked a lot like green onions, but it was early April; how could there be green onions in our garden? One week ago, I pulled...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A nice Easter dress!
I had been working on this dress for a while -- I think I had had some thought that Ellie would wear it at Christmas, hence the colors. When Carolyn was over several weeks ago, she noted that Easter...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My garden grows well, thanks!
If I had a nickel for every time in my youth someone asked me how my garden grew, I'd be rich. But these flowers are such bright little things! That strange plant right behind this daffodil will...
View ArticleClik here to view.
World's best craft
OK, that may be hyperbolic, but I made these using this tutorial and just get such a crazy sense of satisfaction from them! They fit pencils perfectly, as you might expect, though not, alas, the bigger...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kids Clothes Week is here!
I'm so glad that I joined Kids Clothes Week at Elsie Marley -- and so did 200 other bloggers! Whoa! The idea is to spend an hour each day this week on sewing projects for your child(ren). I missed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photo!
For Kids Clothes Week -- actual progress! It's the famous Simplicity 4206 -- I made two of these the summer before last. It's a great pattern. I'll try to get some shots of it in action soon.
View ArticleClik here to view.
A better photo!
OK, at least I can say I completed one thing for Ellie this week. I knew that finding one hour each day probably wasn't going to work, but I had really thought a half-hour each day was possible. Famous...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Summer squint
Here's the dress that I cut out during Kids Clothes Week. I sewed it up and finished in time for Ellie to wear to her cousin's baptism over Memorial Day weekend -- yay! She also wore it to the last day...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Something about them just says summer
Last August (?!), we went to a fantastic party held each year by three good friends, and I decided I wanted to do something other than bottles of wine as hostess gifts. So I made these: This is a...
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